辵 — the “walk” radical

Radical #162 7 strokesalso written 辶

the 辶 “road” that wraps the bottom-left — motion 52 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.

Kanji using the 辵 radical (52)

連take along, lead 選elect, select 通traffic, pass through 進advance, proceed 近near, early 道road-way, street 運carry, luck 過overdo, exceed 送escort, send 違difference, differ 述mention, state 追chase, drive away 退retreat, withdraw 辺environs, boundary 造create, make 達accomplished, reach 週week 速quick, fast 迎welcome, meet 遺bequeath, leave behind 遣dispatch, despatch 適suitable, occasional 込crowded, mixture 逆inverted, reverse 返return, answer 途route, way 避evade, avoid 逮apprehend, chase 迫urge, force 遅slow, late 遠distant, far 還send back, return 逃escape, flee 遊play 迷astray, be perplexed 透transparent, permeate 遇meet, encounter 遂consummate, accomplish 逸deviate, idleness 遭encounter, meet 遍everywhere, times 遮intercept, interrupt 迅swift, fast 迭transfer, alternation 遷transition, move 逓relay, in turn 逝departed, die 遼distant 逐pursue, drive away 遥far off, distant 迪edify, way 遵abide by, follow

← 辰 morning 邑 city →

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